Victor matrix BRC-70985. Why did it have to be me? / Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers

TitleSource
Why did it have to be me? (Primary title)Victor catalog
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Victor catalog
(You knew you'd hurt somebody) Why did it have to be me? (Alternate title)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Bud Green (songwriter)
Carmen Lombardo (songwriter)
Sam H. Stept (songwriter)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Memphis Ramblers (Musical group)
Snooks Friedman (director)
Walter Ashby (vocalist)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: 3 violins, bass, 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar, 2 pianos, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Oberstein, present."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/18/1931 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master Victor 22895 10-in.
12/18/1931 New York, New York. Studio 1 2 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BRC-70985. Why did it have to be me? / Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800037061/BRC-70985-Why_did_it_have_to_be_me.

Victor matrix BRC-70985. Why did it have to be me? / Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800037061/BRC-70985-Why_did_it_have_to_be_me.

"Victor matrix BRC-70985. Why did it have to be me? / Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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